Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 22955, Thomas Doliber, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Holiber, Thomas Sarah
W 22955
CONTENTS

Massachusetts. 4440.
Sarah Dooliber widow of Thomas Dooliber
who died in the year 1786 of Essex. in the State of Mass. who was a Br - in the Co. commanded by Captain Hooper of the Reg. commanded by Col. Glover in the Mass. line for 17 mo. 12 days.
Rep d
Inscribed on the Roll of Boston, at the rate of 58 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 3 rd day of Feby. 1831. and sent to Mrs. Gregory, Marblehead, Mass.
Arrears to the 4th of Sep. '36 $899. 29
$928. 29
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the 3 rd }
Recorded by D. H. Wood Clerk Book C. Vol. 1. Page 53.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, } County of Essex } 55.
On this seventh day of October, A. D. 1846, personally appeared before me, Daniel Appleton White Esquire, Judge of the Court of Probate within and for the said County of Essex, Sarah Doliber , a resident of Marblehead in the said County of Essex, aged nearly ninety-seven years , who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following Declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed July 14th, 1836: That she is the widow of Thomas Doliber , who was a Private in the Company of Capt. John Selman of the 21 st Regiment of Massachusetts Foot, commanded by Colonel (afterwards General) John Glover, in the War of the Revolution: that herself and her said late husband were born and brought up in said Marblehead and always resided there, and he enlisted in said Corps and in said town, as a Private and Volunteer, sometime in the month of May, 1775: that her said husband continued in said Corps doing his duty in and about said Marblehead until shortly after the Battle of Bunker Hill, when he marched with said Regiment to Cambridge, near Boston, and continued doing his duty there at said Cambridge and around said Boston, at the siege thereof - as a Private aforesaid - until the expiration of the eight months' term of his enlistment - at the close of said year of 1775 - or the commencement of the month of January, 1776, when he was discharged and returned to his home in said Marblehead.
She farther declares - that after the discharge of her said husband from said Glover's Regiment - he shortly after again entered the service - in the first part

- of the month of January, 1776, as a Private and Volunteer - for the term of one year - unless sooner discharged by the Legislature - in a Company of Sea Coast Guards of the said State of Massachusetts, commanded by Capt. William Hooper, which Company (with two others under the command of Capt. Francis Fellon and Capt. Edward Fellypse, respectively,) was raised for the express purpose of guarding the port of said Marblehead and the adjacent Coast, from depredations by the enemy, and belonged to no particular Regiment: that her said husband continued in said Company doing his duty as a Private aforesaid until sometime in the month of November following, when said Company was disbanded, by order of the Legislature aforesaid, and he was discharged.
She further declares that after the discharge of her said husband from the last named service, he was engaged in the Privateering Service and as an Agent for Privateers, off and on during the whole War; but that she has at present no recollection of his having performed any other Public Service in said War than that herein before described.
She further declares that at the date of the present age of said law of July 4th, 1836, her pecuniary circumstances were such that she had not intended to claim the benevolent provisions of it, but that as Providence has extended her protracted life to the verge of a century of years, the accumulated infirmities of age consequent thereon have so straitened her means of living that she is thus induced to claim the justice and bounty of her much loved Country for relief.
She further declares that she was married to the said Thomas Doleber on the twenty-sixth day of December, in the year seventeen hundred and seventy-one: that her husband the aforesaid Thomas

— Doliber was lost at sea in the year of our Lord 1786: and that she has remained a widow ever since that period, as will more fully appear by reference to the proofs hereto annexed.
Witnessed by Deborah Poley
Sarah her X Doliber mark
Mary Widgeon
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written — the said Applicant being unable by reason of infirmity to appear in Court —
Before me D. A. White , Judge of said Court.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
County of Essex, ss. Probate office.
I Nathaniel Lord junior, register of probate for said county, hereby certify, that the honorable Daniel A. White, before whom the foregoing declaration purports to have been made, is the judge of probate for said county; and that his name, subscribed to the certificate thereon, is his genuine signature.
Given under my hand and seal of office this seventh day of October, A.D. 1846.
Nath. Lord Jr.
I, Sarah Knapp, of Marblehead in the County of Essex, do on my oath testify and declare that I am the widow of Peter Knapp: that I am now in the seventy-ninth year of my age, and was born and brought up in said Marblehead, and have a distinct recollection of a large number of Marbleheadmen who to my certain knowledge took an active part in the War of the Revolution: that I have all my life long

— resided near Sarah Doliber, widow of Thomas Doliber, whose maiden name was Sarah Goss, and who is understood to have signed the Declaration heron, and I do well know that said Thomas Doliber was much engaged in the service of the Revolutionary War, but I am now unable to describe the particulars of it. Said Thomas Doliber was lost at sea more than fifty years ago while engaged in the fishing business out of the port of said Marblehead; and I know that said Sarah Doliber is now a widow and has not intermarried since the decease of her late husband, Thomas Doliber aforesaid.
Witnessed by W m H. Lampell
Sarah her X Knapp mark
State of Massachusetts, } ss. County of Essex ... }
On this twenty-sixth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty-six, the above named Sarah Knapp personally appeared before me the subscriber, one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the said County of Essex, and made solemn oath in due form of law to the truth of the above affidavit by her in my presence subscribed. And I the said Justice do certify that said Sarah Knapp is a person of good moral character and every way credible, and has been personally well known to me as such for more than forty years last past.
Attest, James Gregory, Justice of the Peace.

No 6855 Sarah Doleber Map James Gregory, Nov. 14. 1846.
Act 4 July 1836

Reg
WIDOW, &c.
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File No. 22953-
Sarah Daliber
Wid of
Thomas Daliber
Miss Rev. un
Act July 14  1876
Index : Vol. A , Page 190
[Arrangement of 1870.]

We, the undersigned, Selectmen of the town of Marblehead, in the County of Essex and State of Massachusetts, do on our oaths certify and declare — that a letter understood to be from the Honorable Commissioner of Pensions, dated Pension Office, November 14th, 1826, respecting the claim of Sarah Soliber, of this town, widow of Thomas Soliber — has been exhibited to us; and in relation to the Certificate therein suggested as expedient from the Selectmen, touching any knowledge we may have that said Sarah Soliber has been regarded as the widow of a Revolutionary Soldier, we are only able to say — that as we were all born after the termination of the Revolutionary War and have not given much attention to these matters, we are unable to certify from our personal knowledge whether any particular widow or widows among the many aged widows of the town who have not been pensioned — are — or are not regarded as the widows of Revolutionary veterans; but from what knowledge we possess of the character and reputation of Mrs. Soliber, and also Mrs. Sarah Kenapp, (whose affidavit is understood to have been given in support of Mrs. Soliber's claim,) we have no hesitation in certifying that we should believe any statements or declarations of either of them, made either on their oaths or personal veracity —
Ben a Lindsey Henry F. Pitman Samuel Goodwin 2 o J. Sparhawk 2 o
Stephen Hathaway
Selectmen of said town of Marblehead.
State of Massachusetts, } ss. January 8th. 1827. County of Essex . . . }
Then personally appeared B. Lindsey, H. F. Pitman, S. Goodwin 2 o , J. Sparhawk 2 o and Stephen Hathaway, Esqrs. and made oath in due form of law to the truth of the above certificate by them in my presence subscribed. And I certify that said officers constitute the whole of the present board of Selectmen of the aforesaid town of Marblehead.
Attest, James Gregory, Justice of the Peace.

I, Thomas Cloutman, of Marblehead, in the County of Essex, do on my oath testify and declare - that I am in in the eighty sixth year of my age: that I am now a Pensioner under the law of July 7th, 1832: that part of my Revolutionary Service was performed in a Company of Sea Coast Guards, commanded by Capt William Hooper - located in the town of Marblehead; and I well know that Thomas Doherty, whose widow is named Sarah, & whose maiden name was Sarah Gogg, belonged to said Hooper's Company at the same time I did myself. Said Thomas Doherty was in much service in the War of the Revolution, but I am unable now to state any further particulars of it.
Thomas Cloutman
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, County of Essex . . . . . } ss. January 8th, 1847.
Then personally appeared Thomas Cloutman, who is well known to me personally as a Revolutionary Pensioner and a credible witness, and subscribed the above affidavit in my presence, and made oath in due form of law to the truth of the same - before me -
James Gregory, Justice of the Peace. 3
I, James Gregory, Notary Public and Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and a resident of Marblehead, in said County, do on my oath testify and declare - that I am now

in the fifty-first year of my age: that I was born and brought up in said town of Marblehead and always resided there, and have always from my infancy been well acquainted with Sarah Doleber, whose maiden name was Sarah Goss, and who is the widow of Thomas Doleber: that I have repeatedly and many years ago heard said Sarah Doleber tell of the Revolutionary Services of her said husband, and of his having served at Cambridge in the Regiment commanded by Colonel - afterwards General John Glover.
And I do on my oath as aforesaid further testify and declare - that after much research and inquiry I have not been able to find a single soul living of all those who served in the Companies of John Selman of said Glover's Regiment and Capt William Hooper of the Sea Coast Guards, (in both of which Corps said Thomas Doleber is understood to have served,) excepting only Thomas Cloutman - whose affidavit of service in the last named Company is hereon written: that William Hooper - a son of said Capt. Hooper - was a Pensioner under the law of June 7 th , 1832, - in part for services in his said father's Company, and died in this town of Marblehead something like seven years ago, and he informed me, shortly before his decease, that said Thomas Doleber served in his said father's Company in said Sea Coast Guard Service.
James Gregory { N. Dublin 3 S. of the River
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
County of Suffolk - Boston January 13 th 1847.
Then personally appeared the above named James Gregory who is known to me as a Notary Public and Justice of the Peace for the County of Essex in said Commonwealth, and a Member of the present Senate
of

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston Jan y 13 th 1847
I hereby Certify, That at the date of the annexed attestation James Gregory was a Justice of the Peace for the County of Essex and William Duff was a Justice of the Peace for the County of Suffolk,
in the said Commonwealth, duly commissioned and constituted; and that to their acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
John G. Peabody,

of said Commonwealth, and made solemn oath in due form of Law to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed.
Before me Wm Tafts , Justice of the Peace
credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
John G. Phipps,

Marblehead, October 28 th , 1846.
Honored Sir:
I have the Honor to forward herewith the Declaration and accompanying papers of Sarah Doleber, widow of Thomas Doleber, deceased - one of the most aged and respectable ladies of this town - claiming the benefit of the law of July 4 th , 1836, - and am, with
very great respect, Your Honor's humble servt. James Gregory
James L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C.

No. 6855 Sarah Dolibar Mother of Thomas Map act 4 July 1836
Admo. 17 mo 12 08 pm of 58 th p.m. am from 4 March 1831
James Gregory Marblehead Mass

6855
Sarah Doliber widow of Thomey Map act 4 July 1836
Marmaduke 1771 Mustard and 1786
William Dyer for Clarendon 9 mo 26 dy in 1776 under cap Dyer -
Thomas Clutman Clarendon Same under cap Dyer - from March to December 1776

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston October 27 th 1846,
I hereby Certify, That at the date of the annexed attestation Daniel A. White was Judge and Nathaniel Lord h d was Register of the Court of Probate - and James Gregory was a Justice of the Peace, all for the County of Essex,
in the said Commonwealth, duly commissioned and constituted; and that to their acts and attestations, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
John G. Palfrey,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston;
January 7. 1846.
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of Thomas Doliber, is borne upon a List of men in Capt John Selman's company, in Col John Glover's regt, who received one months' pay of Col Asa Whitecomb, paymaster for the Army at Cambridge, dated June 27, 1775. As a private of Marblehead, upon a Return of said company & regt dated October 9, 1775. and upon an order of same for coats, dated Jan'y, 3 1776. No other roll of said Capt Selman for the year 1775 in this office. Upon an Account of Capt William Hooper's Company, as a private, from January 8 to November 15, 1776. inclusive, 10 months & 9 days. dated Marblehead, Nov r 22, 1776. — The above, is all the evidence of service, which can be identified with the individual described in the annexed application.
On 27 May
1775
10-9
1776
Handwritten signature

And I further Certify, That, before search made for evidence of said facts, the application hereto annexed was filed in this Office, in the form in which the same now appears; that the search was made by myself and my clerks alone; and that said application, and the certificate above set forth, contain all the facts and circumstances within my knowledge, pertaining to the case.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
John G. Sawyer, Secretary of the Commonwealth.

APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF REVOLUTIONARY SERVICES, MADE BY THE widow OF THE PARTY WHO RENDERED THE SERVICE.
The Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is hereby requested to furnish evidence from the Rolls in his office, of the service of my late husband Thomas Doliber , in the war of the Revolution.
He was a native of the Town of Marblehead in the County of Essex and State of Massachusetts . He enlisted from the Town of Marblehead in the County of Essex and State of Massachusetts , in the year 1775, as a Private in the Company commanded by Captain John Selman  in the  the twenty-first Regiment of Massachusetts Foot  commanded by Col. John Glover, and he served as follows, viz:— as a Private from sometime in the month of May, 1775 , to the close of said year, in what was called the eight months' term of service — at the siege of Boston — when the term of his enlistment expired and he returned to his home in said Marblehead .
After the expiration of the term of my said late husband Thomas Doliber's service in said Regiment, he again, very shortly afterwards — sometime in the month of January, 1776 , — entered the Sea Coast Guard Service of the said State of Massachusetts , and served (as a Private , as near as I can recollect, but of this I am not fully certain,) in a Company commanded by Capt William Hooper , for the purpose of guarding the port and town of Marblehead and the adjacent Bays from the depredations of the enemy, — until sometime in the month of November of said year of 1776, when said Company was disbanded by order of the Legislature. After this last named service my said late husband was engaged in the Privateering Service , and as an Agent for Privateers , off & on during the whole war, but I have at present no recollection of his having performed any kind of Public Service in said war, after his discharge from said Hooper's Company ; I am now 95 years old, and my memory does not enable me to state my husband's services more fully than above stated.
WITNESS my hand, at Marblehead this nineteenth day of February , A. D. 1845,
Signed by said Sarah Doliber in my presence,
James Gregory , JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.
her Sarah X Doliber mark

Extract from the Record of Marriages in the Town of Marblehead County of Essex, State of Massachusetts.
Seventeen hundred seventy one. December Twenty sixth.
Thomas Doliber and Sarah Goss, both of this Town
I certify that the above is a true extract from the Record of Marriages in this Town, with the exception of the date, which is expressed on the Record in fair legible figures, as follows, viz.
1771 Dec r 26.
Rich d Homan
I, Richard Homan, depose and say, that I am Clerk of the Town of Marblehead, County & State aforesaid, & that the above is a true extract from the record, with the exception of the date as certified by me.
Rich d Homan, Clerk of the Town of Marblehead.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts } ss. March 31 st 1845. County of Essex, . . . . . }
Then the above named Richard Homan, who is personally well known to me as the Town Clerk of Marblehead, personally appeared and made oath in due form of law to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed —
Before me, James Gregory, Justice of the Peace.